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FinMin wing sets up control room in Delhi to keep vigil on unaccounted cash during elections

New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) To keep a vigil on movement of unaccounted cash and other valuables likely or suspected to be used for electoral purposes, the Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Delhi has set up a 24x7 Control Room in Delhi.
The Income Tax Department, under its commitment to assist the Election Commission of India in curbing the role of black money in elections, encourages the residents to contribute to the process of ensuring clean and fair General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2024, Ministry of Finance said in a statement here.
“To achieve this goal, Directorate of Income Tax (Investigation), Delhi has made several arrangements to keep a vigil on the movement of unaccounted cash, bullion & other valuables, likely/suspected to be used for electoral purposes, during the Model Code of Conduct within the NCT of Delhi,” it added.
Among other measures, the Directorate has opened a 24X7 Control Room at Civic Centre, New Delhi, and has also issued a Toll-free Number where any person can communicate with and give any information to the Income Tax Department regarding suspicious movement/distribution of cash, bullion & other valuables etc within the NCT of Delhi, in connection with the General Elections to Lok Sabha, 2024.
Details of the Control Room are - Room No. 17, Ground Floor, C- Block, Civic Centre, New Delhi-110002 Toll Free Number: 1800112300 and other Landline Numbersare - 011-23232312/31/67/76 Toll-free Mob. Number is 9868168682.
Residents can contact the Toll-Free Number, and callers to the Control Room need not disclose any personal details, such as name or other details of identity. What is vital is that the information received is credible and actionable.
The Control Room shall be functional during the entire period of Model Code of Conduct in Delhi, that is from the date of announcement of General Elections 2024, till the same are over in Delhi.
“In the spirit of free and fair elections, the citizens are requested to extend their help by sharing relevant information with the Directorate on the above-mentioned numbers, in respect of NCT of Delhi. The identity of the informant shall be kept secret,” the Ministry said.
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